Happy Tuesday! And happy Day I Am Randomly Taking Off For Christmas! We are all going to watch Atrangi Re to start my day, and then I may take a walk, or a nap, or just do a puzzle. Ahhhhhh, heaven.
Atrangi Re
Surprisingly good/interested reviews, available on Hulu in a funky way (I recommend just searching for it on Hulu and seeing if it pops up and you can play it because it is magically part of your subscription), and available in einthusan of course. A little over two hours, great music, and I expect it to result in a really interesting discussion and eventual review! Or, we will all hate it and spend the entire time cursing Kirre for recommending it.
At 8am Chicago Time I will put up an “and PLAY” comment and we will comment along from there!
dontcallitbollywood 
I love the little girl we keep seeing in the background at the house, very like the twins in Manmarziyan, evoking her inner spirit.
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What a nice song 👍👍👍
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It’s A R Rahman. Needless to say, this soundtrack is AH-MAZING!!!
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Okay, NOT having seen this, and NOT wanting confirmation, I’m gonna guess that she was the little girl. She saw a circus performer as a little girl and started fantasizing this whole thing.
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I love this scene with Sara looking at Delhi
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Aww, I love the little girl escaping out the window on Sara’s back : ) So cute!
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Is this his med school dorm? He’s allowed to bring his wife to his dorm?
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He’s a senior!
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The camera kept panning by that sign in the hallway that said “BOYS HOSTEL,” lol!
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Wait, he hasn’t graduated yet??? This is so cute!
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This scene is SO FUNNY!!! The sandal throw and running is the best!
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Just barging in to say – I was interested to see this, but I discovered that I can’t use Hulu or Einthusan because I’m in India now, so yaay!😐
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My understanding is that it’s on Hotstar in India, if you know anybody whose subscription you could borrow?
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Yes it is, but it’s too late for the watchalong anyway. Hope you all enjoy! I’ll just wait to see it.
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So what’s the actual age gap? I know Akshay is Old, but what about Sar and Dhansh?
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I don’t think it’s that big. Sara started her career late, and Dhanush started really early. So maybe 10 years or less?
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IRL Sara is 26 and Dhanush 38
In the movie world, no idea.
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Eek. Could be worse. But Sara is literally 4 days younger than me IRL, so maybe I’ve just skeeved
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I presume since he’s playing a med student we’re expected to think of him as a decade-ish younger.
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Movie world, I’m gonna say maybe about the same? Which is refreshing. If he’s about to finish med school, then he’s maybe like 27? And she has been running away for 7 years, so I figure 25.
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Dhanush’s friend- where I have seen him before? I immediately didn’t like him, for some past roles.
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This scene is adorable! Sra looks so pretty and cute and Dhanush is totally smitten
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It’s extra cute that his Hindi isn’t the best, so he’s extra rambling
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Dhanush happy dancing is adorbs!!
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Dhanush 😍😍😍😍😍
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Dhanush!!!! You are not thinking this through! What about Mandy? You can’t bring the girl who makes you feel sparky to your wedding to someone else!
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but the DRAMA!!!
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THe FLIRTING!!!!!!!!!
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It is SO STRONG with Dhanush and Sara in this and we haven’t even gotten to the most emotionally wrecking parts yet
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Kirre, do I have to ignore this best friend completely? Cuz he’s just dumb
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Ignore the “smart” stuff he says, but the funny stuff (there are some) you can remember
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But just thinking he is dumb is a good alternative! 😀
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I never saw Love Aaj Kal 2, but I feel like this is her character in that but better. Based on the trailers I saw for LAK
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She is SO GOOD in LAK. I am hoping her acting in this movie will get people to re-asses her in that movie.
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Why is Sara trying to seduce him??? Besides him being super super cute?
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I don’t like Chaka Chak as a song but I can’t stop watching the video for it because Sara is SO GOOD in it. This song gets stuck in my head constantly
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It worrisome how addictive the songs are for this movie
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Another AA Rai typical stuff – a person helps /attends wedding preparations
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Peak relatability: Dhanush mixing up his Hindi postpositions.
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Song!!!! So good!
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Strangely, Sara has gone directly from having one outfit to having a lottt of outfits.
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It’s a MOVIE!!!! Also, Dhanush probably likes to dress her up like the sweet thing he is.
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Her outfit reminds me of Alia in D Se Dance in HSKD. Sara pulls it off way better
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I love how suspicious Mandy is! The girlfriends never get suspicious and they really should.
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Part of it is that her girlfriends have her back. Realistic!
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Ooops! Their wedding went viral!
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Must go now 🖐
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Bye-bye!
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Bye. Angie!
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I love how Sara bosses him around
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THE DRAMA!!!
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Oh yeah!!!!! There’s your moment of high romance!!!! Aw, I’ve been missing it in movies.
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And even more coming!!! 🙂
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Them walking together down that big aisle of people through the courtyard!!! What a striking image. (And then collecting the groomsmen from the opposite end, lol.)
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Any time that your best bro tells you to lie to your girlfriend/fiance/what have you, it’s a plot trap! Poor Dhanush should just have followed his first instinct and been honest.
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This plot device got so much on my nerves when I first saw “Padosan” a few months ago and I think I’ve developed some kind of hypersensitivity since then >.> A good way to introduce conflict, but it makes me mad at best friend characters and the heroes who take their advice!
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Duuuuuude, that’s your PRINCIPAL!!!!
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I had almost forgotten. Weird that there was no further fallout from that! Decent guy, I guess.
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And LOVE MONTAGE!!
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One of the BEST SCENES coming up!!
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I thought earlier Sara called her grandmother “daadi” but now it’s “naani”? Perhaps I just misheard/misremembered in the early scenes.
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That speech really is as beautiful as everyone said!
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*screams*
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This Tamil confession is MY EVERYTHING!!! Wrecked me totally in the first place and has me (+ Twitter from what I saw) totally in its grips.
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Sara really does make friends fast–playing cards with the “in-laws” on the train now!
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Sara, just stay with DHanush and then we won’t have to deal with this second half!
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Dhanush, if I didn’t love him until this moment then this at least sealed it for me
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That’s the silent face acting from LAK!!! Serilusly, if you can see what Sara is doing in this movie, you have to watch taht movie. It’s all about the micro-expressions.
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Apologies for the Akshay
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Of course Akshay Kumar is standing on an elephant. I’d have run off with Dhanush already.
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Le sigh. And I kind of wish we either had real elephants or no elephants. Aside from the ridiculousness, it looks so weird!
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And now we see WHY!!!!
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I’m firmly in the no elephants camp I think…we don’t need Khiladi Bhaiyya in every film! 😀
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Oh god. I worked so hard to forget that movie ) :
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He is a good friend, just REALLY REALLY DUMB AND OFFENSIVE
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A R Rahman’s Background Music really makes this movie so enjoyable
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Yo, WHAT??
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